New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-24
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POWDERLY'S PACIFIC COUNSELS.
HE ADVISES THE READING MEN THAT A STRIKE
NOW NIGHT CRUSH IHE ORDER.

HE ADVISES THE READING MEN THAT STRIKE
NOW NIGHT CRUSH HE ORDER.
TAMAoUA Penn, Aug 23 CspeeiaD.-The Executive
Committee Of the knights OF Labor appointed by the
convention held here Sunday to call on the re-
cevers OF the Reading Railroad in Philadelphia to-day
but card displayed the door announced that the
cevers not H. The committee then called Cen
eral Master workman Powderly, with whom they held a
long consultaio The result OF the conference that
the threatened strike Is not likely to como on.
long communication rom Mr.. Powderly was read be-
fore the convention Sunday, In which the Knights
OF tia Reading system congratulated their co
dition. Mr. Powiery said that there railroad
employees IN the world better equipped for battle than
those of the Reading But he advised the delegates to
avoid conflict He said the questions In DISPUTE we're
not thoroughly understood, and strike at this time
might result in the Gripping OF the order As matters
now stand" he said you will only have To fight the
railroad company. but public opinion tho newspapers
and the United states courts which Is sufficient to crush
the life out OF the finest organization In
the world" The whole matter however is left in the
hands OF committee and Iould they deem 1t advisable
To order ,rike there Is every reason to believe that
the respond promptly. II is rumored that the
company Will at proceed TO examine the men who
mad not passed through the ordeal previous TO the sus
pension OF the examinations four weeks ago. number
OF engineers who ordered TO General sup
back by gentleman pending deliberations OF the
convention. will DO tsxen of tomorrow. These men
either failed 20 the color blindness examinations or
considered 100 old service here Is still consider
able uneasDess both the part OF the mon ana OFFICIALS
STRIKERS DISPERSED BY DEPUTY sHERIFFS.
KINGSTON. ~ Y. Aug. % tSpeeiab.-A large force Of
quarrymen employed in the cement mines Of the Newark
me and Cement Company In the lower part OF his city
struck this morning Most OF the force bslong to the
Knights Of Labor. Some nfty yardmcn and others not
identified with the Knights decided TO continue work bur
the strikers would not allow it Ex.COnyrossman Linds-
Icy, who Is SUPERINTENDENT OF tho cement company. to-
gether with H. Tompkins aud d. b. Abb~y officers OF the
COMPANY. undertook u loaded 10 tho
this afternoon; nut tho strikers threatened trouble aud
the sheriff sent Tor, dispersed the men with
force OF deputies
BRIDGE TENDERS THREATEN TO STRIKE.
The bridge tenders the Harlem River bridges which
under the coutrol OF tho Park Department have
grievance against the Department and reported that
strike Is threatened There are twelve OF tnem EN-
poysd the several bridges at Sl+ week Two years
the Board required all bridge tenders To DO uni
formed aud decided that they should for heir own
uniforms. few weeks axe Mr Grim nlus called alton
ton to The fact nat the hal not bssn paid for
The amount found " be s2l6, or SS Tor eacn man.
The that 1t 1, to make them pay this and
they strike In body people who i've beyond tue
Harlem will p-rhsps ind 1t mpossibe To get 10 the city
except by boats morning there no bridge
tenders TO manage the draws.